Agriland Team

Overturned lorry load of Brussels sprouts causes road closure
Overturned lorry load of Brussels sprouts causes road closure

An overturned lorry on a UK road caused quite a stir this week and could well affect supplies of a...

3 jailed for illegal cigarette trade following HMRC farm raid
3 jailed for illegal cigarette trade following HMRC farm raid

Three men have been jailed for a total of 10 years and nine months after they were caught with millions...

Auction report: MF in focus at the last big sale of the year
Auction report: MF in focus at the last big sale of the year

Monday, December 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: A case of the ‘blues’ at the last big sale of the year?
Auction report: A case of the ‘blues’ at the last big sale of the year?

Monday, December 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

MEPs debate Mercosur agreement compatibility with Green Deal goals
MEPs debate Mercosur agreement compatibility with Green Deal goals

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement and whether the accord is compatible with the new European Green Deal was a key topic...

Appeal for info made following theft of tractor and tipper
Appeal for info made following theft of tractor and tipper

An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a New Holland tractor and a Herron tipper trailer...

Cullinan elected as next president of the IFA
Cullinan elected as next president of the IFA

With additional reporting by Breifne O’Brien at the count centre in Castleknock Tim Cullinan has been elected as the next...

Do we need to be a bit more inventive about who we employ on our dairy farms?
Do we need to be a bit more inventive about who we employ on our dairy farms?

Many dairy farmers are struggling to find employees. But is it a lack of available labour that is the issue?...

GDT takes 5% tumble in latest auction
GDT takes 5% tumble in latest auction

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index is after taking a tumble of more than 5% to record back-to-back drops following its...

Agriculture Bill back on the table, says ALA
Agriculture Bill back on the table, says ALA

The Agriculture Bill – along with several other draft Bills – could come back to Parliament following the landslide victory...

Major UN climate conference comes to ‘disappointing’ end
Major UN climate conference comes to ‘disappointing’ end

A major UN climate conference came to an end yesterday, Sunday, December 15, amid significant disagreement among countries and climate...

New Argentinean government hikes beef and soya export levies
New Argentinean government hikes beef and soya export levies

Argentina’s newly elected government has announced a hike in export levies on soy, wheat and corn, according to an official...

FCI: How much does it cost to run a tractor and hedge-cutter?
FCI: How much does it cost to run a tractor and hedge-cutter?

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has published an analysis of the costs involved in running...

Video: What separates these 4 new Deutz-Fahr tractors in Co. Cork?
Video: What separates these 4 new Deutz-Fahr tractors in Co. Cork?

AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Cork to see the latest crop of Deutz-Fahr tractors in action at a recent...

Management hint: Your complete pre-calving checklist
Management hint: Your complete pre-calving checklist

With the calving season only around the corner, this ‘downtime’ between now and calving is a good opportunity for farmers...

Pics: Efficient ways of heating and defrosting colostrum in spring 2020
Pics: Efficient ways of heating and defrosting colostrum in spring 2020

With spring only around the corner, farmers are beginning their preparations before calving kicks off. Feeding adequate colostrum to the...

Auction report: Gutsy Ford ‘conversion’ pulls the punters
Auction report: Gutsy Ford ‘conversion’ pulls the punters

A significant auction of tractors and other equipment took place on Saturday, November 23, in West Row, Suffolk (England). The...

Data, clouds, fields and autonomous tractors…the future of machinery?
Data, clouds, fields and autonomous tractors…the future of machinery?

“Tractors are no longer self-propelled drawbars; they’re now self-propelled modems.” Darragh Mullin – the European product marketing manager at New...